Persons who do not wish to go to the expense of a scroll or fret sawing machine, but who desire to do ornamental work in the making of brackets, or picture frames, or inlaying work, can procure small hand scroll or fret saws at an expense of only a dollar or two at the most. These saws will do most of the work that can be done by a machine, but of course it cannot be done as quickly. Marquetry or inlaying work may be done equally as well, and perhaps better, by the hand scroll-saws. With these saws are usually furnished several blades and a number of designs. They may be procured at hardware stores where scroll sawing machines are kept, or of manufacturers.

Fig. 92.

An ingenious boy with a few simple tools and an old sewing-machine table, could soon transform one of the above hand machines into an effective foot-power saw.